Patient characteristics and service trends following abortion legalization in Mexico City, 2007-10

Mondragón y Kalb, M.; Ahued Ortega, A.; Morales Velazquez, J.; Díaz Olavarrieta, C.; Valencia Rodríguez, J.; Becker, D.; García, S.G.; Mondragón y Kalb, M; Ahued Ortega, A; Morales Velazquez, J; Díaz Olavarrieta, C; Valencia Rodríguez, J; Becker, D; García, S.G

doi:10.1111/j.1728-4465.2011.00277.x

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Patient characteristics and service trends following abortion legalization in Mexico City, 2007-10

Mondragón y Kalb, M.; Ahued Ortega, A.; Morales Velazquez, J.; Díaz Olavarrieta, C.; Valencia Rodríguez, J.; Becker, D.; García, S.G.

Studies in family planning 42(3): 159-166

2011

ISSN/ISBN: 0039-3665

PMID: 21972668

DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2011.00277.x

Document Number: 222161

Legal abortion services have been available in public and private health facilities in Mexico City since April 27 for pregnancies of up to 12 weeks gestation. As of January 211, more than 5, procedures have been performed by Ministry of Health hospitals and clinics. We researched trends in service users' characteristics, types of procedures performed, post-procedure complications, repeat abortions, and postabortion uptake of contraception in 15 designated hospitals from April 27 to March 21. The trend in procedures has been toward more medication and manual vacuum aspiration abortions and fewer done through dilation and curettage. Percentages of post-procedure complications and repeat abortions remain low (2.3 and .9 percent, respectively). Uptake of postabortion contraception has increased over time; 85 percent of women selected a method in 29 1, compared with 73 percent in 27 8. Our findings indicate that the Ministry of Health's program provides safe services that contribute to the prevention of repeat unintended pregnancies.